Every F-Zero Home Console Pilot + Why F-Zero Deserves a Comeback!

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  • @charactersin-depth3472
    @charactersin-depth3472  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My thoughts on the pilots in the GameBoy Advance installments and the GP Legend anime: th-cam.com/video/m7wRjBUcGWo/w-d-xo.html

  • @dasnoivern
    @dasnoivern ปีที่แล้ว +129

    The pilots are the reason why F-Zero is my favorite game series. The gameplay is amazing but secondary. Without the pilots, there is no heart.

  • @smashster1787
    @smashster1787 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Honestly, this is one pretty diverse cast of racers! Better than having a pink-gold variant.😂

    • @chimpzchimpington2006
      @chimpzchimpington2006 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Pink Gold Captain Falcon 😴

    • @simontravers2715
      @simontravers2715 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      *Pico-Good Machine version. Pico looks no different, but his Wild Goose, sorry, Galloping Goose, can actually win now like theX days!*

  • @gravity8120
    @gravity8120 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Another thing about Goroh interestingly enough is that he may be a ruthless thief, but he would never kill anyone. Yet we see him threaten Falcon's life on a couple of occasions.
    But maybe Falcon knows his threats are just hot air.
    And I believe Dr. Stewart played a big part in preventing any casualties from the huge F-Zero accident that happened before X, so based off of that I'd imagine he indeed is largely responsible for Mighty Gazelle's cyborg implements.

    • @EnvyDSin
      @EnvyDSin ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Hence his nickname of The Miracle Surgeon.

    • @colinmcnally4743
      @colinmcnally4743 ปีที่แล้ว

      I LOVE the lord in this game. It’s so crazy.

  • @knowledgeseeker4614
    @knowledgeseeker4614 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Who is here after F-Zero 99?

    • @Superemie401
      @Superemie401 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Hello!

  • @NeonCowell
    @NeonCowell ปีที่แล้ว +14

    WHOA thank you so much for mentioning my cover of James McCloud’s theme! Great video!!

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you for the awesome cover of James McCloud's theme. One of the best covers I've ever heard.

  • @jaye4521
    @jaye4521 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Great breakdown of the series' racers. One of my favorite things about F-Zero, next to the fantastic gameplay, is the presentation. Most arcade-style racing games of this type are deliberately barebones in that area, which is fine, but what makes F-Zero stand out is its dedication to that 80s-90s comic book aesthetic. For a Japanese franchise, it really nails the stylings of American comics from that era. All of the characters take after common archetypes like superheroes, supervillains, bounty hunters, mutants, aliens, cyborgs, etc. It's campy and doesn't take itself seriously, but still exudes a degree of badassery that perfectly matches the tone of the medium it's emulating.
    The characters are all fairly shallow parodies, but there's just enough to each of them that they're fun and endearing. Leaving so much up to the mind of the player also lends an element of personalization to the experience of gameplay. Why exactly DOES Goroh hate Falcon so much? You're never really told in any detail, but all you know is you get an extra sense of satisfaction from running your rival off the road during a grand prix. The effort to include ultimately trivial but entertaining detail through characterization seems like a small thing, but it adds a ton of charm to the actual play experience and puts F-Zero on a higher pedestal for me than most other futuristic racing games.

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Couldn't have said it better myself.

    • @VestedUTuber
      @VestedUTuber ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It makes sense. The whole series was inspired by American comics and professional wrestling.

    • @orangeslash1667
      @orangeslash1667 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nintendo confirms that American comics what is the inspiration.

  • @Joshua_Lara101
    @Joshua_Lara101 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I’ve never been too fond of the F-Zero series but after watching this video, it’s criminal that Nintendo hasn’t tried anything new with these games or characters yet. It totally deserves more!

    • @luigines6457
      @luigines6457 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Considering the talk of all Nintendo fans concerning F-Zero 99, I feel like F-Zero is finally coming around to public knowledge and reigniting interest in the series. I genuinely believe this series might have another chance soon!

    • @orangeslash1667
      @orangeslash1667 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@luigines6457 one theory why Nintendo abandon F0, is because Mario karts drifting controls were not very good back then. So now now that Mario kart has gotten a lot better. Nintendo no longer needs F0???
      So far there is at least hope for 2d f zero.

  • @superplushtiman7ti075
    @superplushtiman7ti075 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Yeah I agree with the silliness
    F-Zero is essentially Pro Wrestling as racing.

  • @Mustare
    @Mustare ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I haven't actually seen anyone talk about the characters in F-ZERO who aren't just Captain Falcon, Goroh or Black Shadow. Thank you

  • @SincereSneakyy
    @SincereSneakyy ปีที่แล้ว +153

    I appreciate that the girls in this game are just as muscular as the guys - true girlbosses

    • @hairyballs089
      @hairyballs089 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Yea it's a classic American comic book artstyle after all.

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @NaNoRarh Are you a twitter user? Because that's not what they said.

    • @dubmegavin8719
      @dubmegavin8719 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well they deleted their message lol

    • @SincereSneakyy
      @SincereSneakyy ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What did they say? I didn't see it

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SincereSneakyy They said something about your comment meaning that you hated women and you're a misogynist lol

  • @LapisArsene
    @LapisArsene ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I always thought the James McCloud reference was really cool and that they should've eventually attempted human versions for more of the Star Fox cast. Imagine a human Falco, Krystal, Wolf and even Andross here.
    F-Zero GX also always gave me a fighting game vibe with the way it's character lore and arcade ending movies were handled.

    • @gravity8120
      @gravity8120 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      They also put Octoman in Star Fox: Command...as a villain.
      I played that game before I got into F-Zero, so I initially thought the F-Zero Octoman was a villain too.

    • @GmNdWtchr96
      @GmNdWtchr96 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Iirc, the anime actually mentions the the F-Zero universe's versions of Peppy and Pigma.

    • @LapisArsene
      @LapisArsene ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@GmNdWtchr96 Oh really?! Its a shame we never got to see them.

    • @Superemie401
      @Superemie401 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And as the cherry on the Sunday… In one of the endings, Fox and Falco can become racers!! (Ik Star Fox Command is bad, but it would have been a scandal if I didn’t mention it.)

    • @EnvyDSin
      @EnvyDSin ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@gravity8120 It's because he's a boss in SFC that I don't consider Octoman as a hero. More of a neutral character due to his temperament. That said, he could be redeemed as one if he fought fishermen invading his planet.

  • @WatanukiProductions
    @WatanukiProductions ปีที่แล้ว +19

    As someone pursuing a second college degree at age 34 I relate to Silver Neelsen on a spiritual level. I want this series to come back now more than ever.

  • @kamilslup7743
    @kamilslup7743 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Weird thing with octoman, in the games he has a noble reason to race, where as in the anime he works for zoda and black shadow

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm not a fan of the alien bias in the anime. All the heroes are either human or look human (like Mr. EAD).

    • @TheErikalovey
      @TheErikalovey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s straight up speciesism

    • @TheErikalovey
      @TheErikalovey 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@charactersin-depth3472At least those aliens have more than one episode! Try being Silver Neelsen

  • @MtnSmithy
    @MtnSmithy ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Man, your rank-order list was crazy. Goes to show the variety of the characters and the different opinions people can form of them. For real, though, F-Zero characters are pretty cool and, I think, if more people knew about them, it would make lots more fans for the series.

  • @MetaKnuxXbeats
    @MetaKnuxXbeats ปีที่แล้ว +31

    So glad to see a video that puts the spotlight on the characters. This was always a very underrated aspect of the series. Maybe if they do another game (whenever that will be) they can try to do something to flesh them out more, like a World Tour mode similar to Street Fighter 6, especially if they have Toshihiro Nagoshi, the creator of the Yakuza games, working on the game again. Hell, this can also work for a new Virtua Fighter game. Also, for my favorite characters in the series, Captain Falcon is an obvious one but I really think Phoenix really cool, I also really like Samurai Goroh, being the brash rival of Falcon who has a lot of personality but is also a decent father surprisingly enough. And I would also love to mention Princia Ramode, who I have a huge soft spot as she somewhat reminds me of Jam design wise but probably has more similarities to Daisy from the Mario series, both being tomboy princesses of a desert area.

  • @alexc.7375
    @alexc.7375 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I always loved Jody Summer, she reminded me a lot of Samus.

  • @pplr5369
    @pplr5369 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    the fact none of the Pilot Themes (especially Captain Falcon's) is in Smash Bros is a grave gaming SIN

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu ปีที่แล้ว

      Nintendo probably doesn't have any rights over them.

    • @falloutboy1379
      @falloutboy1379 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Mari_Izu doesn't Nintendo own F-Zero as a whole i.p?

    • @Petronia911
      @Petronia911 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@falloutboy1379Yes, but GX and it's music was done by SEGA. That's likely why.

  • @MK1MonsterOck1989
    @MK1MonsterOck1989 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    “the evil forces will never get their hands on this belt I’LL KEEP WINNING!” *- Captain Falcon.*

  • @j.p.walkman9671
    @j.p.walkman9671 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved James McCloud's Theme so much I would just stay on the select screen, options or whatever just to hear his song play over and over again. Such a cool rift.

  • @thejman5683
    @thejman5683 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    22:50 I think his design (mainly the glasses) are based on Beat from Jet Set Radio
    As for the Machine name, I think the dolphin part is a reference to the GameCubes Codename (which was Dolphin, they loved to make dolphin references back then)

    • @Surl9596
      @Surl9596 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is probably more likely. The theory he gave seemed too random

  • @chozo_artifact2
    @chozo_artifact2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I grew up playing F-Zero X and GX. I love these games, I love these characters, I love each characters theme songs. GX especially shows that F-Zero has such a colorful cast of characters and it is so criminal that they haven't done literally ANYTHING with almost the entire cast. Hoping with the success of F-Zero 99 that Nintendo decides to bring them back in the coming years (hopefully with a little better writing lol)
    Awesome video, thanks for spreading the good news of F-Zero :)

  • @oreofudgeman
    @oreofudgeman ปีที่แล้ว +6

    GX's soundtrack honestly didnt have to go nearly as hard as it did, but they were like "nah EVERYONE gets a song" shows how much they cared.

  • @Rokku-D
    @Rokku-D ปีที่แล้ว +17

    How about a game about Captain Falcon being a bounty hunter that takes down evil-doers.
    Perhaps he can team up with F-Zero pilots along that way to give them time to shine? I don't know, I would love that.
    To drive to places is with their vehicles.

    • @TheErikalovey
      @TheErikalovey 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I imagine swapping between pilots like DK64

  • @MEWTWOMILLION
    @MEWTWOMILLION ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome video! It's great to see someone talk about F-Zero's forgotten cast. I always thought F-Zero had a ton of fun and quirky characters that needed more spotlight, but never got to shine due to the severe lack of F-Zero games. These character have a lot of potential. Give us more from them, Nintendo!

  • @turboDrowsy
    @turboDrowsy ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Kinda wish you went into the interviews more.
    Mighty Gazelle actually revealed he does Disaster Rescue when he isn’t racing. So would that make him a hero in your definition?

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Oof, that does count him as one. F-Zero always has a ton going on.

    • @gravity8120
      @gravity8120 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There's so much information about the characters, like Super Arrow never actually driving before entering F-Zero, Don Genie funding some of Black Shadow's operations, and Mr. EAD's machine is actually his brother!
      They didn't need to go into so much detail for each character but they did. I'd love to see another F-Zero even just to learn more about the characters.

  • @danikvelocity3120
    @danikvelocity3120 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    1:19 I tried this challenge initially, managed to get all 5, celebrated, only to later realize I got the names wrong anyway. Oh well! Glad to see you're back, Characters In-Depth!

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You were close. Besides, Captain Arrow has a ring to it.

    • @orangeslash1667
      @orangeslash1667 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@charactersin-depth3472 There's an upcoming game called Aero GPX that can match F-zero GX.

  • @bubbles46853-ep9if
    @bubbles46853-ep9if ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I think my favorite pilot in terms of being outside the machine is Leon. He's a surprisingly nice guy!
    But PJ just shot up for me as well. Maybe its because i just learned that what i previously thought was a mouth is actually his snout.

    • @TheErikalovey
      @TheErikalovey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mine is Silver Neelsen

  • @277Shadow
    @277Shadow ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Didn't even watch it yet but thank for covering one of my favorite racing games and series of all the time.

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hope it comes back soon.

    • @277Shadow
      @277Shadow ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@charactersin-depth3472 Have been hoping for years. The fans and games inspired by F-zero still pop up. Great videos too dude!

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@277Shadow Oh, thanks. 🥹

    • @derekmaullo2865
      @derekmaullo2865 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@charactersin-depth3472Nintendo doesnt care

  • @josuebasterretxea3923
    @josuebasterretxea3923 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You know what they should do.
    A comic for every character, where they show up a bit of lore to these magnificent people.

    • @TheErikalovey
      @TheErikalovey 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or an OVA for every character

  • @SantiRecon308
    @SantiRecon308 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Goroh actually had a decent time in the Anime, he was badass and actually helped the heroes a lot but doing it for his benefit as well but he would help with honor. But he also trolled quite a bit and it was hilarious. Goroh was my favorite during the anime besides Ryo and Haruka. The anime was badass and amazing and even though its ending was sad it was really good.

    • @ElFreakinCid
      @ElFreakinCid ปีที่แล้ว

      It was so amazing that it got literally every character wrong :V

    • @TheErikalovey
      @TheErikalovey 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You play Art of Fighting?

  • @XsyrusX12345
    @XsyrusX12345 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't want to be this guy, but I almost knew all the names from the game, even most of the Cars names. My brother and I played this game to no end, doing everything on Extreme took so much of our time, but there were very few games that felt so rewarding beating the Extreme difficulty.
    Mission 7, the Grand Prix, took calculating and perfect driving to even think about winning. Kill Black Shadow right at the start of the race, because he started one position behind you. Take out Blood Falcon next, because he will hug the first place for the whole race. Boosting perfectly, and taking every turn for 5 full laps and you MIGHT win.
    Or Mission 5, saving Jody....holy crap man. You get like 45 Seconds. One teeny tiny mistake, and you restart. And you have to boost 24/7, so driving as fast as possible for the Blue Falcon, while dodging doors in a tunnel and flying through gaps that barely have enough space to fit through. You also had to take every boosting arrows, or you couldn't make it because your own boosting was not enough.
    F-Zero is such a good franchise, a shame that Nintendo buried it because of the bad sells.

  • @douglasbrzeski668
    @douglasbrzeski668 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I bet you're stoked now that it's back and dominating the online discord. Definitely didn't see that coming.

  • @darkridearts
    @darkridearts ปีที่แล้ว +9

    StarFox and FZero. Two game series I love that get no respect

    • @Superemie401
      @Superemie401 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Two series I love as well. Both are very similar to each other. If they had a crossover together, it would have been more than perfect: It would have been perfectly amazing!

  • @Jesse_Field_00
    @Jesse_Field_00 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Let's go! Numerically!
    0. Deathborn
    1. Mighty Gazelle
    2. Jody Summer
    3. Dr. Stewart (My doctor's name is coincidentally also Robert Stewart.)
    4. Baba
    5. SG
    6. Pico
    7. CF
    8. Octoman
    9. Mr. EAD
    10. James McCloud
    11. Billy
    12. Kate Allen
    13. Zoda
    14. Jack Levin
    15. Bio-Rex
    16. The Skull
    17. Antonio Guster
    18. Beastman
    19. Leon
    20. Super Arrow
    21. Mrs. Arrow
    22. Gomar & Shioh
    23. Silver Neelsen
    24. Michael Chain
    25. Blood Falcon
    26. John Tanaka
    27. Draq
    28. Roger Buster
    29. Dr. Clash
    30. Black Shadow
    31. Don Genie
    32. Digi Boy
    33. Dai, San, and Gen
    34. Spade
    35. Dai Goroh
    36. Princia Ramode
    37. Lily Flyer
    38. PJ
    39. QQQ
    40. Phoenix
    And that's just GX.

  • @siontix8795
    @siontix8795 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I appreciate that you gave attention to the lore side of F-Zero, as it is really one of the BIG unique aspects of the series that makes it great. I mean, we even got our own anime--is that not proof F-Zero is more than just a racing game?

    • @VestedUTuber
      @VestedUTuber ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I... wouldn't consider the anime to be a _good_ thing in this case. It and GPL basically killed the franchise until very recently.

    • @siontix8795
      @siontix8795 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Personally, I don't feel that the anime or GP/Climax is to blame for F-Zero's lack of modern life. I'm pretty confident that F-Zero GX not yielding great success is the more likely source. But I'm just taking guesses here.

  • @ale__rmmov_9296
    @ale__rmmov_9296 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I started get deep in the f-zero franchise thanks to X on the switch
    I’ve also purchased the original cartridge for the n64 and GX
    This games deserve so much love damn they’re just AWESOME

  • @polyman6859
    @polyman6859 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My favorites have got to be Spade, Phoenix, and Silver Neelson. Phoenix has the best character theme.

  • @ChiefMedicPururu
    @ChiefMedicPururu ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I support your F-Zero support.

    • @derekmaullo2865
      @derekmaullo2865 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nintendo doesn't care about us, just to let you know

  • @trevormcdermal
    @trevormcdermal ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey, I paused the video at 1:23 and was able to name seven: Jodi Summer, Dr. Stewart, Lisa Alen, Black Bull, Blood Falcon, and James McCloud. I could probably name more but I have a headache right now. I read quite a few bios in F-Zero GX, man we really need another one of those. Great video so far.

    • @trevormcdermal
      @trevormcdermal ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Crap I mean six, I told you I had a headache.

  • @DarkVoid-gp6qq
    @DarkVoid-gp6qq ปีที่แล้ว +8

    To this day F-Zero is one my favorite games on the GameCube still can’t beat very hard😂

  • @kappakiev9672
    @kappakiev9672 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    F-Zero 99 is a step in the right direction for the series. It truly needs to define itself compared to modern day Mario kart

    • @skateorpie
      @skateorpie ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m so addicted to this game! F-Zero would do so well nowadays especially given the amount of players I’ve seen playing 99

    • @ElFreakinCid
      @ElFreakinCid ปีที่แล้ว

      @@skateorpie I mean, you do all realize a new game would be exactly nothing like F-Zero 99, right?

  • @dopeshades4134
    @dopeshades4134 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Blood Falcon's Hell Hawk logo is pretty sick btw.

  • @sasukegir66
    @sasukegir66 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that part with silver neilson and you wanting to keep at it a being a voice actor got to me, been streaming for a year now but its something i want to do as a full time thing so the video at that part really gave me some motivation to keep streaming up

  • @TheSpinningShadow48
    @TheSpinningShadow48 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Damn am I missing out. Captain Falcon is so well known for being in Smash Bros and his “Falcon PUNCH” meme.
    This series NEEDS a comeback.

  • @thejman5683
    @thejman5683 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    F-Zero’s lore is why I think F-Zero stands out from other racing games to me.
    Other racing games wish they had story and music like this

  • @BlujusticeVR
    @BlujusticeVR ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Masterful video on literally my favorite game, and franchises ever!!! Thank you so much for this!!

  • @ElFreakinCid
    @ElFreakinCid ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Baba needs to remain untouched if they ever make a new game. He's fabulous the way he is.
    And Dai, San and Gen deserve to return too. Seriously, if the problem is their voices, just have them played differently. They could even still have accents with a more PC portrayal, as long as no one tries to play the "accents in general are racist somehow" card that too many people like to play now.

    • @LunaGropeAnnelotte
      @LunaGropeAnnelotte ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sadly in the suffocating pc world, any attempt of an accent will be misconstrued as such.. hell i don't get what is so "racist" about Dai san gen's voices.

  • @TheJdrizle
    @TheJdrizle ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:19 off the top of my head dr stewart, pico, jody summers, octoman, and james mccloud

  • @AlvarO1396
    @AlvarO1396 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a fantastic video! Even though I discovered the video now, it's a great way of introducing everyone quickly to all the characters F-zero has to offer. But I have to be that guy and say that I would have liked that you mentioned two important facts that were censored!
    These are in the japanese version, which is still dubbed in english (no jp dub), where in the interviews, Digiboy says that he doesn't believe in god (upon asked, "Who believes in such illusions?"), and that Baba dresses in drag, which is pretty cool if you ask me. Still, I must say again that thanks for the effort!

  • @TheErikalovey
    @TheErikalovey 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    THANK YOU FOR PUTTING SILVER ON TOP OF YOUR LIST! THAT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME!

  • @geodude4490
    @geodude4490 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    25:20 I'm not sure whether life is short or not, but his machine, Night Thunder, is great

    • @TheErikalovey
      @TheErikalovey 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is. Enjoy every day as much as you can!

  • @FrinniferFran
    @FrinniferFran ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:21
    Easy. Super Arrow, Mrs. Arrow, Phoenix, PJ, Princia Ramode, Dr. Stewart, Pico, Black Shadow, Deathborn, Michael Chain, Silver Neelson, DaiSanGen, Dai Goro, Jody Summers and Blood Falcon

  • @dioshiba6066
    @dioshiba6066 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:20 Honestly it took me a moment to think about five characters besides Samurai Goroh and Captain Falcon.
    Dr. Stewart, Pico, Judy Summer, Black Shadow, and Blood Falcon.
    The thing is unless you bothered to look at the trophies in Melee, Brawl, or Ultimate you likely wouldn't know about them let alone the game itself.

  • @austinmorrison6953
    @austinmorrison6953 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There’s some interesting tidbits about the machines. Like Draq and Roger’s machines. Not only did they wind up unclaimed, apparently they were built by a racing team that completely and mysteriously vanished after something called The Great Accident

  • @ricardomartinez8430
    @ricardomartinez8430 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I grew up playing f zero x and never played/ heard of f zero gx till a few years ago and always assumed the anime which I watched when I was little was the official lore story line and just imagined it when I played fzero x. Now I gotta play Gx to experience the campaign and those crazy tracks

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're in for an extreme ride. GX means business, and it's so rewarding. I'm trying to unlock the AX racers. Got 2 so far.

    • @denimchicken104
      @denimchicken104 ปีที่แล้ว

      No idea how GX managed to get by you, but you’re in for a treat.

  • @robinfox4440
    @robinfox4440 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I feel like the world is ready for the campy goofiness of F-Zero again. I hear GX is getting a remaster for Switch that will drop in 2024. Hell yeah!

    • @skateorpie
      @skateorpie ปีที่แล้ว

      F-Zero99 was to gauge reception and it knocked it out of the park. We need this remaster 🥲

    • @ElFreakinCid
      @ElFreakinCid ปีที่แล้ว

      @@skateorpie I keep seeing people say that and there's, like, no proof of it.

  • @blueglooga8024
    @blueglooga8024 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's why F-Zero are so specials compared to others futuristic games, there's a complete lore and universe in it, about pilots, and also about their machines, like Black Shadow's Black Bull being an old desamorced missile, Zoda's Death Anchor too, but he doesn't know that it's not desamorced and so his machine litteraly is a bomb being able to explode at any moment on the race
    Fire Stingray, Green Panther and Silver Rat are all the catch from an old thief when Goroh and Guster were still in good terms, but after Goroh's betrayal, Guster stole the Green Panther as a revanche, Silver Rat is also a prototype machine, it explains why it's overall weaker than any other machine except in boost power
    Others examples of lore according machine is Leon's Space Angler being pretty weak due to the lack of good quality stuff to build it after the war on his planet, on the contrary of Don Genie's Fat Shark being an absolute monster due to the amount of money spent into it, it's even said that Fat Shark's engine is litteraly made of pure gold
    And there's so much more lore ! That's why F-Zero is the best racing game franchise ever made !

  • @spyredrum3447
    @spyredrum3447 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’ve always wanted to play one of the console f zero but my favorites are samurai goroh, PJ, blood Falcon and captain Falcon

  • @Ramirez77
    @Ramirez77 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So, for that first question at the start.
    1. Zoda
    2. Super Arrow
    3. Ms. Arrow
    4. James McCloud
    5. Phoenix
    6. Blood Falcon
    7. The Skull
    As much as I love F-Zero Nintendo scares me with their responses to F-Zero between “We don’t know what to do with it.” And “Mario Kart already exists.” I’m horrified thinking of what Nintendo would do to the series. The last game Nintendo developed for F-Zero was X which was amazing but that was older Nintendo.
    I’m just afraid Nintendo will try to gimmick the game up with stupid mechanics and stuff nobody wants. Like the Mario sports games that had to have stupid gimmicks like making fighting game mechanics in tennis and racing in Mario golf.

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We're more-or-less past the motion control/touch screen craze. If there's a new F-Zero, it should be buttons. There could be an option for motion controls just for the fun of it.

  • @theikeshow8607
    @theikeshow8607 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yo I want F-Zero to comeback. F-Zero GX is my favorite game of all time.

  • @SeelkadoomandJokic00
    @SeelkadoomandJokic00 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    And then F-Zero 99 came out. & it's absolutely fun as hell

  • @appleofdoom
    @appleofdoom ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fun fact about Spade: He's actually the ball in his torso, the rest of him is just a projection

    • @ElFreakinCid
      @ElFreakinCid ปีที่แล้ว

      More like a puppet of sorts, given how he can physically interact with stuff.

  • @Mae4Ever
    @Mae4Ever ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That Pico dub was *On-POINT*

  • @fgc_roofer_07
    @fgc_roofer_07 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man i miss this series...loved GX

  • @cybershroom9240
    @cybershroom9240 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Then FZERO 99 came out only using 4 of the og pilots but thats okay cause DR. STEWART IS HIGH TIER FOR ONCE BABYYYYY

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu ปีที่แล้ว

      Hope they add the 4 cars and tracks from the BS games. I love 99, but 4 cars is too little after playing the GBA games for years xD

  • @misterniceguy429
    @misterniceguy429 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nintendo: We can’t make a new F-Zero game until we can come up with a new gimmick for it.
    Also Nintendo: Gives us a sequel to mediocre launch title for the Switch that not a lot of people remember or liked.

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😆

    • @misterniceguy429
      @misterniceguy429 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@charactersin-depth3472
      Seriously, who asked for a sequel to 1-2 Switch?

    • @orangeslash1667
      @orangeslash1667 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@misterniceguy429 Games like 1-2 Switch was made with gimmicks in minds. Gimmicks are not likely to work with F-zero.

    • @misterniceguy429
      @misterniceguy429 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@orangeslash1667
      Motion controls didn’t work out so well for Star Fox and yet Nintendo still went with that gimmick for Star Fox Zero.

    • @orangeslash1667
      @orangeslash1667 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@misterniceguy429 Starfox zero's controls is not as bad as everyone says. You can use the minus button to put the cockpit view to the Tv screen and back again.
      Plus it made sense shooters with motion controls were a trend. Splatoon, Prime 3, and Resident Evil 4.
      Not the case with racing games.

  • @Jacob_The_Human
    @Jacob_The_Human ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1:44 does the "G" make it sound cooler 😂

  • @zacharysousa898
    @zacharysousa898 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1:43 The GX makes it sound even cooler.

  • @kappakiev9672
    @kappakiev9672 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sega really went all out with the GX soundtrack. Every character has a unique theme

  • @roflBeck
    @roflBeck ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's such a crime that Falcon is the only character that's in Smash, like cmon not even Dr. Stewart? So many of them are interesting! Favorite character for me is a tough one, I like a lot of em. I can't decide between several of them, like Dr. Stewart, Mighty Gazelle, Ms. Arrow, Jody, or Gomar & Shioh. Favorite craft in the 3D games though is the Fire Stringray, that thing cruises! Also I'm GX I think it's the only one when a moving tail rudder.

  • @AwesomeBlasto
    @AwesomeBlasto ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Do you want to see a Open World F Zero game Starring Captain Falcon?

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Holy crap, I can see that.

    • @AwesomeBlasto
      @AwesomeBlasto ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@charactersin-depth3472 Right

    • @EnvyDSin
      @EnvyDSin ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hell, I'd see one as a newcomer who won the minor leagues before F-Zero but starts badly as hours after making the victory party, gets its machine broken down, beyond repair, where you begin with an E-Rank vehicle. You'd go through missions, getting money for vehicle parts and pilot clothes, hair and skin (if you want to make it human or from another planet) and having an alignment system, depending on who you choose as allies and rivals/enemies, as your goal is to become a F-Zero legend, vying to eventually get the attention of Captain F himself.

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EnvyDSin I'd so play that.

  • @JudgmentSigma
    @JudgmentSigma ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wished you would go to do the anime as well, because I love on of the characters there.
    However you did a great job spotlighting other pilots in the franchise, because having Captain Falcon as the ONLY representitive in Smash Bros. is downright criminal.

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who else could represent in Smash? Black Shadow has potential. Pico, I would love.

    • @JudgmentSigma
      @JudgmentSigma ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@charactersin-depth3472 Well just make Samurai Goroh also a playable character.
      Hell at this point I'll get ANY F-Zero character that is good by me.

    • @roflBeck
      @roflBeck ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Basically any of the characters shown in this vid could've been in a Smash game. Dr. Stewart or Dr. Clash could be a pretty funny addition. Or maybe give Super Arrow a chance to shine? Or hell, put Jody Summer in the game, she's a federation pilot! She could be best buds with Samus.

  • @xiiiunmetal
    @xiiiunmetal ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think Bolson from Zelda: Breath of the Wild might have been somewhat inspired by Baba. Both characters are flamboyant and wear some form of tiger print

    • @denimchicken104
      @denimchicken104 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re looking too much into it lol. They’re just flamboyant gay stereotypes.

    • @xiiiunmetal
      @xiiiunmetal ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@denimchicken104 they are for sure, but it's interesting how both characters have such strikingly similar costume designs. It's unfortunate they're both so stereotypical, but the similarities are still too plenty to just ignore, and with the F-Zero franchise having been in limbo for so long, it wouldn't be too shocking to find out they've been recycling some of those old character concepts.

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The tiger print is because Bolson is inspired on Ocarina of Time's Master Carpenter, which wore tiger print pants and his wife had a tiger kitten as pet, not because of Baba.

  • @arirejtman
    @arirejtman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was an excellent video and has great editing and commentary. I hope you get more views soon!

  • @robotsafarii
    @robotsafarii ปีที่แล้ว +2

    very outstanding video!!
    youve honestly piqued my interest for this neat game.
    from what i saw i'd say my favorites are:
    Spade (i REALLY like their design)
    Super Arrow & Mrs. Arrow (theyre too cute.)
    Mighty Gazelle (i think hes cute too!!)
    Deathborne (hes SO funny yet still has a menacing streak to him)
    maybe Blood Falcon too (i have a strange obession with pathetic evil clones LOL)
    with that said, maybe i should give GX a try.. looks fun as hell

  • @Superemie401
    @Superemie401 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    12:22 Shoutout to Iwata who created both the Star Fox and F-Zero series. He’s also the very reason why Fox and Falcon (Captain Falcon, not Falco Lombardi) are connected to each other.

  • @phoodiegames
    @phoodiegames ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really hope 99 succeeds so that Nintendo will be enticed to make a new F-Zero game

  • @ACamelEmoji
    @ACamelEmoji ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always thought the princess character was a reference to Night into Dreams

  • @rga1605
    @rga1605 ปีที่แล้ว

    F-Zero really has a nice cast of characters, also recently I watched the movie Redline and I can see the inspiration

  • @orsonzedd
    @orsonzedd ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You're like name Pilots that aren't Captain Falcon or Samurai Goro and I'm about to yakko's world the entire cast over here.
    Now mind you that I don't currently have a rhyming guide with me but it would go something like this
    Mr EAD, Octoman, Digi-Boy, Dai Sen Gen, Baba, Gomar & Shioh. Spade, Roger Guster, Draq, Antonio Guster, Zoda, Pico, Princia Ramode

  • @falloutboy1379
    @falloutboy1379 ปีที่แล้ว

    How does this not have at least 1k likes? This is a great vid. The one who wants to get his plnet out of poverty is probably my favorite tho.

  • @1lik3Fir33mbl3m
    @1lik3Fir33mbl3m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dr. Stewart, James McCloud, Blood Falcon, Jody Summer, John Tanaka, Leon, Black Shadow. ( a bit more, but maybe on the safer side, if somebody thinks Blood Falcon and Black Shadow is too ez.)

  • @NeosAvias
    @NeosAvias ปีที่แล้ว

    Really struck me how new this list was when you used that pic of the Garage 56 NASCAR entry at Le Mans at 10:54, LOL. And fuck, this vids inspired me to try and do some fan-art; I've only ever played F-Zero GX, but I'm still annoyed that Nintendo's done next to nothing with the franchise since then because it was so fun and the characters had so much potential.

  • @lefthandedscout9923
    @lefthandedscout9923 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Octoman is portrayed as a villain in the anime storyline, which I always thought was oddly mature seeing as his profile shows him fighting for his own planet and everything

  • @TempoKong
    @TempoKong ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I played GX just so I can unlock PJ, I love him so much

  • @verstrahlt1907
    @verstrahlt1907 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video. Great work!
    What is the name of the
    music? …when the EVIL
    category start @13:29

    • @charactersin-depth3472
      @charactersin-depth3472  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Black Shadow's theme.

    • @verstrahlt1907
      @verstrahlt1907 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@charactersin-depth3472
      Thank you. I hope, I will find
      the whole music, somewhere
      on the TH-cam. Nice Weekend.

  • @denimchicken104
    @denimchicken104 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m going to miss the stereotypes if Nintendo ever makes a new game. They are so fun!

  • @ATalkingSock
    @ATalkingSock ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Draq in the top 10 let's gooooooo

  • @gabriels9919
    @gabriels9919 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bruh the trio pilots are so fun, they should come back

  • @lordrealashemtov5818
    @lordrealashemtov5818 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    aweosme I like James McCloud

  • @jpunk39
    @jpunk39 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    F Zero 99 looks promising......

  • @PandaMikey05
    @PandaMikey05 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I AM THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE MR. EAD FAN GRAAAAAAAHHHHH

  • @VestedUTuber
    @VestedUTuber ปีที่แล้ว

    If you don't mind, I'd like to go over the 10 Maximum Velocity pilots.
    1: Megan - Literally the only thing we know is that she's a black belt in Karate. Megan pilots the Hot Violet, a machine she claims was gifted to her by a fan.
    2: Mickey Marcus - A hotshot pilot and a rockstar. Honestly, Maximum Velocity was kinda weak in the lore department. We don't really get much lore on his machine, the Fireball, either.
    3: Jane B. Crystie - She's a fashion model and a fan of vintage cars. She actually designed her own machine, the J. B. Crystal.
    4: Nichi - A Native American who carries the nickname "The Sweep Man". His machine is the Wind Walker, also controversially called the Crazy Horse in Japan, and it's heavily inspired by traditional Native American artwork.
    5: Lord Cyber - A rich nobleman with a love of technology and vintage cars. His machine, the Sly Joker (Dirty Joker in Japan) is heavily inspired by Caterham roadsters and has the best boosted speed retention in the entire series by far, as well as one of the most powerful boosts in general, although the boost itself is short-lived.
    6: Alexander O'Neill - A retired professional football player who switched gears and began racing in F-Zero. His machine, The Stingray, is a highly streamlined machine with a high top speed and a unique vectored thrust system for steering. Vectored thrust itself is rare in F-Zero, only seen elsewhere on the Wild Goose and Green Amazone, but The Stingray's system is particularly unique in that it uses a secondary thruster system for steering, rather than the primary engines.
    7: Kent Akechi - This guy is Captain Falcon. Well, no. He's actually Captain Falcon's son, or so he claims. And he comes complete with his own (superior) version of the Blue Falcon, the Falcon MKII which resembles a combination of the Blue Falcon itself and an A-10 Warthog with its massive, outboard turbofan engines, boasting superior speed and boost capabilities at the cost of some body strength (if it were given X-style letter stats they'd be CBB, vs the Blue Falcon's BCB).
    8: Blitz Wagner - Dr. Stewart's protégé. Not much else given. His machine, the Silver Thunder, is a much sturdier version of Dr. Stewart's second machine, the Luna Bomber.
    9: Kumiko - Pilot of the Fighting Comet and another one of Dr. Stewart's students. Her machine is all about boosting, in boost speed, duration and retention at the expense of durability and unboosted top speed, like the SNES Golden Fox on steroids. However, the Fighting Comet is the exact opposite of the Golden Fox in terms of handling, having lots of grip but a bad turn rate.
    10: Professor Yazoo Jr. - He's the son of Professor Yazoo and the designer of the BEST MACHINE IN F-ZERO MAXIMUM VELOCITY, the Jet Vermilion. The Jet Vermilion's handling is best described as "poor but compliant", with good balance and a slow but tolerable turn rate. It also has the most powerful boost in the entire franchise, a VERY sturdy body, and a high unboosted top speed to boot with great boost retention coupled with an average boost duration.

  • @VirtuesOfSin
    @VirtuesOfSin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beside's Captain Falcon and Goroh? Just off the top of my head...
    - James McCloud (My main Driver for my Customs)
    - Blood Falcon
    - Black Bull (Edit: Black Shadow)
    - Dr. Stewart
    - Bio Rex
    - Beast Man
    - Super Arrow
    - Ms. Arrow
    - Phoenix
    - Octoman
    (Edit) HOW DID I FORGET PICO?! DX I feel so ashamed of myself.

  • @brandonwilliams6119
    @brandonwilliams6119 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    F-ZERO 99 IS THE GREATEST THING THAT COULD’VE HAPPENED TO THE FRANCHISE!

    • @lucylu3342
      @lucylu3342 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you saying this as a new fan?
      Because I would say GX is the greatest thing.

    • @brandonwilliams6119
      @brandonwilliams6119 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lucylu3342
      Nah I’m saying as as veteran fan because that’s what 20 years of nothing does to you. I understand GX is also the greatest but we need to take baby steps first with F-Zero 99 in order to possibly get a remake of GX too.

    • @lucylu3342
      @lucylu3342 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@brandonwilliams6119 ...yeah, you're right..
      I just want to get the speed rush that GX gave me again. 99 feels too slow now, but I guess I can wait more.

  • @dahboo2273
    @dahboo2273 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my fav video game of all time

  • @HylianWindRider
    @HylianWindRider ปีที่แล้ว

    Soon it will be 20 years since an F-Zero game hit the states. Nearly the entire length of my life at that point. (I'm a month or two older than GX).

  • @matfhju
    @matfhju ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I want a 99 mode, but mabe 99 induvidual racers is much to ask fore😅. I want F-Zero to have bouth a story mode where you go on a galaxy spanning bountyhunting adventure where he mabe has to bring down another racer or have to team upp with fore example pico to doo a bounty. I also want a carriere mode where you cruate youre own carracter and machene. You start the carriere mode with youre first 3 or so cupps in F-Zero's version of formula 2 until you win and earn youre super lisence. Once you are in the bigg luege you continually uppgrade youre machene , gett new and better sponsores and build a fanbace. Until you have earned enough cash to build the ultimate speedmachene and best Captain Falcon himself

  • @dudugs410
    @dudugs410 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    unexpected BRASIL reference at 17:00